Knicks v Spurs: Five things that were everywhere the last time they met in the NBA Finals

The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs are meeting in the 2026 NBA Finals, 27 years after the Spurs defeated the Knicks in the 1999 NBA Finals. Victor Wembanyama leads San Antonio into Madison Square Garden, while Knicks guard Jalen Brunson aims to end New York's long championship drought. The article uses the occasion to highlight cultural touchstones from 1999, the last time the two franchises met for the title.